Arrabon

I need to share something I read in "Tired of Trying to Measure Up" by Jeff VanVonderen (which is, by the way, a must-read for everybody in the universe). Here it is:
"Let's look at the following verses: 'He has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee' (2 Cor. 1:22); 'He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee' (2 Cor. 5:5); 'You also, who...have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of our inheritance...' (Eph. 1:13,14).

"The Greek word for 'pledge' or 'guarantee' in those verses is arrabon. It means 'engagement ring'. The Spirit is God's guarantee, His divine engagement ring which says that you and I are His and He is ours. He is going to return for us someday, but in the meantime, we are sealed in Him. No one else can have us!"